Abstract:
Background: Worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women experiences mental disorders,
primarily depression. In developing countries, 20-40 % of women experience depression
during pregnancy or after childbirth but still it has low attention, peripheral and negligible.
Hence, a few facility based study conducted in Ethiopia showed that the prevalence of
antenatal depression were 11.8-31.2%. Even though the prevalence of depression during
ANC is known in other parts of the world, there are limited available studies in our country.
To the level the investigator’s knowledge there are no studies made on subject in Harar
towen; hence the magnitude is not known.
Objective: To assess magnitude and factors associated with antenatal depression among
pregnant women who attend in antenatal care clinic at selected health facilities, Harar Town,
Eastern Ethiopia from March 1 to 28, 2019.
Method: A facility based Quantitative cross- sectional study design was employed by using
pre-tested structured questionnaire to collect data from a sample of 544 respondents.
Systematic sampling technique was used to select pregnant mothers from slected health
facilities. Bivariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to
identify factors associated to antenatal depression. Possible associations and statistical
significance between variables was measured using crude and adjusted odds ratio, P value
≤0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.
Result: The magnitude of anetenatal deprestion in this study was (30%) (95% CI: 26.1, 34.1).
History of stillbirth 2.24(95% CI 1.03, 4.87), substance use history last pregnancy or current
pregnancy 2.10 (95% CI, 1.069- 4.149), close family members death in these year 1.94(95%
CI, 1.10-3.41) and social support 2.40(95% CI, 1.30- 4.41) were statistically and positively
associated with anetenatal deprestion.
Conclusion: This study revealed that magnitude of Anetenatal deprestion was high. history of
still birth, substance use history last pregnancy or current pregnancy, close family members
death in this year, social support were factors associated with deperestion. Therefore, much
work is needed to improve the secrening depersstion and health professionals should
providing adequate counseling and early screening of pregnant mothers for depression is
crucial in order to prevent its further consequences
